Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg criticized competitor Apple for its insufficient innovation and arbitrary regulations during an extensive podcast interview on Friday.

“On the one hand, [the iPhone has] been great, because now pretty much everyone in the world has a phone, and that’s kind of what enables pretty amazing things,” Zuckerberg said in an episode of the “Joe Rogan Experience.” “But on the other hand ... they have used that platform to put in place a lot of rules that I think feel arbitrary and [I] feel like they haven’t really invented anything great in a while. It’s like Steve Jobs invented the iPhone, and now they’re just kind of sitting on it 20 years later.”

Zuckerberg expressed his belief that iPhone sales are facing challenges due to consumers delaying their phone upgrades, as the latest models do not represent significant advancements over previous versions.

“So how are they making more money as a company? Well, they do it by basically, like, squeezing people, and, like you’re saying, having this 30% tax on developers by getting you to buy more peripherals and things that plug into it,” Zuckerberg said. “You know, they build stuff like Air Pods, which are cool, but they’ve just thoroughly hamstrung the ability for anyone else to build something that can connect to the iPhone in the same way.”

Apple responds to criticism from other companies by asserting its commitment to protecting consumer privacy and security, as stated by Zuckerberg. He noted that the issue could be addressed if Apple improved its protocols, such as enhancing security measures and implementing encryption.

“It’s insecure because you didn’t build any security into it. And then now you’re using that as a justification for why only your product can connect in an easy way,” Zuckerberg said.

Zuckerberg stated that Meta's profits could potentially double if Apple ceased implementing its "arbitrary regulations." He also criticized Apple's Vision Pro headset, which has seen lackluster sales in the U.S. market. In contrast, Meta offers its own line of virtual headsets known as the Meta Quest.

“I think the Vision Pro is, I think, one of the bigger swings at doing a new thing that they tried in a while,” Zuckerberg said. “And I don’t want to give them too hard of a time on it, because we do a lot of things where the first version isn’t that good, and you want to kind of judge the third version of it. But I mean, the V1, it definitely did not hit it out of the park.”

“I heard it’s really good for watching movies,” he added.

Apple has not yet provided a response to CNBC's request for comment.